Granulosa cell tumors of the ovary with a pseudopapillary pattern: A study of 14 cases of an unusual morphologic variant emphasizing their distinction from transitional cell neoplasms and other papillary ovarian tumors

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-586

  Irving, Julie A ^a,b   Young, Robert H ^c,d  

^a ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulosa cell tumor; Neoplasm; Ovary; Papillary pattern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OVARY TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SERTOLI-LEYDIG CELL TUMOR;

EID: 41449107142     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31815c186f     Document Type: Article

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